How to get a background check from the FBI

Anywhere you look, from a job application to getting individual licenses in the United States, there is a background check involved. Why? That is easy to answer. People become more and more unreliable. They lie to get where they want thinking they would not get caught. But what is the most reliable source for a background? The federal background check, of course.

There are a lot of reasons why the most valid and reliable source of information about people and organizations are federal criminal records. As you may well know, this agency knows everything. And if it doesn’t, it can certainly find out.

First of all, an FBI background check has the potential of being the most complete. Being the big agency that it is, it has the possibility of accessing any arrest or criminal record there is about someone. In exceptional circumstances, they can even access sealed federal arrest records, which you must know that even any law enforcement agency cannot do. What is sealed cannot be seen by anyone. Except for the FBI, of course.

Another reason why I believe that an FBI report is the best is that is very hard to go wrong with it. Again, the kind of access they have can only lead to the most reliable pieces of information. If anyone knows the truth about someone, it’s them. I am not going to go into details and debate about The Patriot Act and whatnot. I know it sounds disturbing. It’s just that they have, or can get, any piece of information you desire.

The downside is that you cannot just request a criminal background check from the FBI. The reason has to be extremely legitimate (if something can be called extremely reasonable). You cannot make an application for petty reasons. You think your boyfriend has a shady past? It’s not the FBI’s business. They will not look into it just because you have a strange feeling about him (this is just the stupidest reason I could think of).

The reason for an FBI background check must truly be legitimate. As in murder legitimate. Or if someone has to get a special security clearance as a result of a promotion. Or vetting someone for an important government job. These are valid reasons to get an FBI background check.

What I want for you to understand is that, given the unique circumstances in which is asked, the FBI background check is extremely useful if that someone (or organization) has committed crimes or has done something shady on a federal level. If we are talking about petty little crimes committed in a single state…let’s just say the effort put in the request for an FBI background check is just not worth it.

All in all, an FBI background check is the most reliable due to the access the agency has to all kind of information and is better than all background check companies combined. Moreover, it has the necessary weight to make a difference being the most advanced background check available in the US. If somebody knows something about a person (or an organization), you can be sure it’s them.

If you want to know more about requesting records from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, just visit their official website.